All Clerk's offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thu, Nov 22 and Fri, Nov 23; we will reopen on Mon, Nov 26. Self-service options via the website and our 24 hour phone system will be available.

Forms

Bond Agent Registration

Change Contact Information

Child Support

Request for Drivers License Suspension
(Must be accompanied by the Personal Information Form) Use this form if your case is not handled by the Department of Revenue and the Non Custodial Parent is more than 15 days behind on their payments.

Request for Direct Deposit
(Must be accompanied by a voided check) Use this form if your case is not handled by the Department of Revenue and you wish to have your child support payments direct deposited.

Stop Payment Form
Use this form to request a stop payment on a check issued by the State Disbursement Unit.

Payment History Overview
This document will help you understand a Central Governmental Depository (CGD) Payment History.

Income Deduction Order
If you wish to have your Child Support payments taken out of the obligor's paycheck and your case is not handled through the Department of Revenue, you may use these forms to request and Income Deduction Order with the courts.

Mobile Device App (External link)
You can get free help by downloading a free app to your mobile device from the Florida Courts that contains help for people representing themselves in Family Law cases (divorce, adoption, orders of protection, name change, and other family law issues), including Court-approved family law forms that can be filled out on the device; links and contact information for help centers all around Florida; plain-language instructions and descriptions of first steps and next actions; links for a full range of legal help from multiple online resources, free and low-cost legal services, lawyer referrals and other information, including eligibility criteria; and user-friendly instructions for initial steps and pointers about what happens next.

DH513
This form should be filled out and filed with all Dissolution of Marriage cases.

Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Website (External link)
The Family Intake Section of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Website offers free copies of instruction packets including forms needed to file for most Family Law matters. The forms are interactive and may be filled out and printed at home. You may come to the Clerk's office to file your paperwork or your can mail them in.

Florida State Courts (External link)
Florida Supreme Court approved Family Law forms. All of these forms are approved to be used in Family Law cases filed throughout the State of Florida.

Office of Vital Statistics (External link)
Link to the Office of Vital Statistics forms. These forms include applications to amend birth records and applications for copies of marriage and divorce records throughout the State of Florida.

Felony / Circuit Criminal

These are the forms that Clerk's office provides for Felony. If the form you are seeking is not in this list, you may seek legal advice or visit the Law Library.

AFFIDAVIT OF VIOLATION
Use these forms if you feel the respondent has violated the terms of your final judgment or injunction.

PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL FILING OF ADDRESS (PDF)(Fillable form) (External links)
The Florida Statute regarding Domestic Violence allows for your address to be kept confidential upon your request. If you would like to request your address be kept confidential please complete the Petitioner's Request for Confidential Filing of Address.

NOTICE OF CURRENT ADDRESS
File this form if you have changed addresses. (If you have a Final Judgment of Injunction, it is part of the Order that you inform the Court when you change addresses).

Juvenile

Lobbyist

Registration Form
For each instance of lobbying, all persons must sign a "Lobbying Registry" maintained in the reception office of each county department. In the event a lobbyist activity occurs outside a county office, it is the responsibility of the lobbyist to complete a registration form and forward the completed registration by mail or fax to the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Registry Funds

Request Copies of Court Documents

Traffic

Value Adjustment Board (VAB)

File a Petition Online
Select to file a petition electronically for the 2018 tax year. Online filing requires a nonrefundable $15 filing fee per property issue. The credit card processor (myfloridacounty.com) will charge a 3.5 percent convenience fee per transaction (multiple petitions can be filed in one transaction). Contiguous parcels approved by the Property Appraiser cannot be filed online. If you prefer filing by mail, links to all applicable VAB forms and instruction are below.

Deadlines and Instructions for Filing Petitions
This document reviews the initial filing requirements. The deadline to file a value petition will be printed on the TRIM Notices that are mailed by the Property Appraiser in August. Deadlines for exemptions and greenbelt issues may vary. Call the VAB office for dates.

VAB Meeting Dates
Link to VAB home page for future Board meetings in which Magistrate recommendations could be finalized.

DR-486 Petition Form
Petition to Value Adjustment Board, Request for a Hearing: Petition for both real and tangible property issues, such as value, exemptions, greenbelt, et cetera. Each issue/reason in Part 2 of the form requires a separate petition. A single nonrefundable $15 filing fee is required for every petition, with the exception of Box 6-Denial of Exemption for a timely filed application for Homestead Exemption. Filing fees must be paid at the time of filing by check or cash. Please make checks payable to Board of County Commissioners or BOCC. Deliver or mail to VAB, 419 Pierce Street, Room 140, Tampa, Fl, 33602. Form not accepted by fax or e-mail.

DR-486PORT Petition Form
Transfer of Homestead Assessment Difference, Request for a Hearing: Petition form used when seeking to transfer your homestead cap to another property. A single nonrefundable $15 filing fee is required for each folio/parcel number despite the existence of multiple issues and hearings pertaining to the parcel. Filing fees must be paid at the time of filing by check or cash. Please make checks payable to Board of County Commissioners or BOCC. Deliver to mail to VAB, 419 Pierce Street, Room 140, Tampa, Fl, 33602. Form not accepted by fax or e-mail.

DR-486DP Petition Form
Tax Deferral or Penalties, Request for Hearing: A single nonrefundable $15 filing fee is required for every petition, with exception to Part 2, Box 1-Disappoval of homestead tax deferral for a timely filed application for Tax Deferral. Filing fees must be paid at the time of filing by check or cash. Please make checks payable to Board of County Commissioners or BOCC. Deliver or mail to VAB, 419 Pierce Street, Room 140, Tampa, Fl, 33602. Form not accepted by fax or e-mail.

DR Form List
Complete listing of Department of Revenue forms for the Value Adjustment Board process.

Request to File with VAB after the Statutory Deadlines
Form and Instructions When Filing After a Deadline: An explanation of the circumstances that caused you to miss the filing deadline must be submitted along with the petition. The circumstances will be reviewed by an Attorney, who will determine if there is "good cause" to allow the petition to be considered. E-mail to vab@hillsclerk.com or fax to 813.272.5044. Hillsborough County VAB is not currently charging a filing fee.